Chronicles the development of a national protest movement, analyzing its origins, strategies, and goals within the context of a growing democratic and civil society On January 25, 1997, a coalition of over 25,000 rural villagers and urban slum dwellers from every region of Thailand began a mass demonstration in front of Government House in Bangkok that became a 99-day encampment in the heart of the city, protesting large-scale development projects that adversely affected their communities. This book chronicles the development of the national protest movement, analyzing its origins, strategies, and goals within the context of a growing democratic and civil society.
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Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
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9789749575284
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90205339
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Author
Bruce D. Missingham
Publication Name
The Assembly of the Poor in Thailand: from Local Struggles to National Protest Movement